DarkVision, Vice President Engineering***Completed***

Position Description & Key Qualifications

Overview

DarkVision is a unique company with 3D imaging technology that enables its customers to see their assets unlike any other technology before. This year, the team partnered with one of the world’s largest companies to grow its technology platform and scale the company. To achieve this ambitious goal, we are seeking to add a highly collaborative engineering leader to take ownership of building a commercially robust portfolio of products for industrial applications. The Vice President Engineering will have ownership of delivering DarkVision’s imaging and nondestructive testing (NDT) products and be responsible for leveraging the company’s successes and advance the product portfolio to the next level. 

Reporting to the CTO and as a key member of the leadership team, the Vice President Engineering will review and align the technology roadmap, shape strategy and contribute beyond the scope of product engineering. The VP will own responsibility for building and leading the cross functional engineering teams and direct product development and innovation efforts. She/he will create an environment that fosters innovation while implementing new processes and approaches to improve productivity and drive towards commercialization and ROI.

The successful candidate is a dedicated team player who is tolerant of risk and uncertainty, thrives in a highly technical, collaborative environment and has significant experience leading and inspiring senior engineering teams.

Key Accountabilities

• Work with the leadership team to drive product adoption, improve the customer experience, and support the continued growth of the company,

• Manage the R&D budget: long and short-term planning, forecasting, monitoring, and reporting,

• Define, build, and manage the engineering organization that is both effective (focused on the right targets) and efficient (quality, throughput),

• Implement formal processes to support new product introduction, product strategy, and sustaining engineering,

• Ensure the optimal application of technology and engineering resources to meet product development and customer requirements to fulfill the delivery of the Product Roadmap,

• Mentor and inspire the engineering team to strive for excellence in both their product development and inter-company interactions,

• Create the company’s technological innovation and development strategy to ensure its ongoing leadership position in their engineering domain, while simultaneously overseeing the translation of research discoveries into highly usable, marketable products.

Experience & Education

• BSc/BEng in electrical, mechanical or computer engineering, computer science, physics, or similar.

• 10+ years of engineering experience, with at least 5 in a leadership role.

• Experience building and leading R&D, engineering, and software development teams through the growth phase of a company.

• Commercial product experience with proven success in bringing an engineered product to market.

• Experience working with diverse groups including electrical, mechanical and software engineers.

• Exposure to one or more of the following:

  • 3D Imaging and Visualization

  • Medical or NDT Ultrasound

  • Industrial Technology

  • Machine Vision or Machine Learning.

Core Characteristics:

• Accountable - Will make and meet internal and external commitments.

• Dynamic – Ability to think and move quickly to resolve issues.

• Collaborative – Believe that the team is more than the sum of individuals.

• Honesty – Believe in transparent leadership, information sharing and effective decision-making.

• Curiosity – Always striving to do more and achieve the unthinkable.

• Diligence – Understanding the attention to detail to avoid mistakes and ensure high-standards are always met,

• Humility – No-one has all the answers and thrives on harnessing others’ strengths. 

This is a role that offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits including bonus and vacation of up to 8 weeks.

Contact:

Amanda Du Toit    604-639-9570       amanda@corporate.bc.ca
Tim Swanson         604-639-9566       tim@corporate.bc.ca